Valmiki Ramayana 1.10.29: Bala Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 29

ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्

Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā

Devanagari script

वर्षेणैवागतं विप्रं विषयं स्वं नराधिपः ।

प्रत्युद्गम्य मुनिं प्रह्वश्शिरसा च महीं गतः ॥२९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.10.29

Transliteration

varṣeṇaivāgataṃ vipraṃ viṣayaṃ svaṃ narādhipaḥ |

pratyudgamya muniṃ prahvaḥ śirasā ca mahīṃ gataḥ ||29||

Translation

जब वो ब्राह्मिन बारिश में राज्य पहुँचा, राजा खुद उससे मिलने बाहर आया। राजा ने झुक के अपना सिर ज़मीन लगाया। उसने रिशि की बहुत इज़्ज़त की।

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Word by Word

• varṣeṇa: with rain
• varṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण) / Accompaniment
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of accompaniment/means

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Karma (कर्म) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; √gam गम् with ā-)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle/क्त), Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifier of vipram

• vipram: the brahmin
• vipram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of pratyudgamya (went to meet)

• viṣayam: realm/country
• viṣayam: Karma (कर्म) / Goal-object
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of implied 'prāpta' with āgatam: 'arrived to his realm'

• svam: his own
• svam: Karma (कर्म) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifier of viṣayam

• narādhipaḥ: the king
• narādhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: narāṇām adhipaḥ = 'king'

• pratyudgamya: having gone out to welcome
• pratyudgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) with prati-ud-
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), 'having gone out to meet'

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of pratyudgamya (met the sage)

• prahvaḥ: bowed/humble
• prahvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective of narādhipaḥ

• śirasā: with (his) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of means

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• mahīm: the ground
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of gataḥ (went to/touched)

• gataḥ: went (down)
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle/क्त) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with narādhipaḥ; idiom: mahīṃ gataḥ = 'went to the ground' (prostrated)

Context

The king (Romapada) went out to welcome the ascetic, the brahmin who brought along with him rains to his country. He humbly bowed down his head and prostrated before him.

Characters & Entities

• Romapāda
• Ṛśyaśṛṅga

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Rājadharma includes honoring the virtuous and learned; humility before spiritual excellence is presented as rightful kingship.

What is the narrative situation?

Romapāda personally receives Ṛśyaśṛṅga as the rains return, and he prostrates in respect.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Romapāda’s humility and reverence toward a sage, acknowledging dharma above royal pride.